In an analysis of all relevant published studies that assessed atopic dermatitis (also known as eczema) associated with trends in climate-related hazards due to greenhouse gas emissions, investigators found that impacts include direct effects on eczema, like particulate matter-induced inflammation from wildfires, and indirect effects, such as stress resulting from drought-induced food insecurity. In their […]
Prenatal opioid exposure is linked to increased odds of eczema, dermatitis, infections, and asthma, according to a study1 published in JAMA Network Open. Exposure was not linked, however, to allergies, anaphylaxis, or autoimmune conditions. In this study, researchers Kelty et al sought to compare the risk of hospitalization with presentation to emergency departments for children […]
By Freddy Pawle For Daily Mail Australia 05:07 21 Jan 2024, updated 05:07 21 Jan 2024 A mother has opened up about her young daughter’s debilitating skin condition and allergies to her tears and sweat. Summah Williams, 11, was recently hospitalised in Brisbane after breaking out in a painful rash that her mother Karyn Zimny thought […]
Opioid use during pregnancy for pain or opioid use disorder (OUD) was associated with an increased risk for hospitalizations and emergency department (ED) visits for immune-related conditions in exposed offspring, a retrospective population-based cohort study showed. Of more than 400,000 kids born in Western Australia, those with perinatal opioid exposure had an increased risk of […]
